2023 Slovak Cup final explained

2023 Slovak Cup final
Event:2022–23 Slovak Cup
Team1:Spartak Trnava
Team1score:3
Team2:Slovan Bratislava
Team2score:1
Date:1 May 2023
Stadium:Anton Malatinský Stadium
City:Trnava
Referee:Michal Očenáš
Attendance:15,427
Previous:2022
Next:2024

The 2023 Slovak Cup final (known as the Slovnaft Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the final match of the 2022–23 Slovak Cup, the 54th season of the top cup competition in Slovak football. It was played at the Anton Malatinský Stadium in Trnava, Slovakia, on 1 May 2023.[1] [2]

It was contested by the defending champions Spartak Trnava and Slovan Bratislava. Interestingly, these teams also met in the 2022 final, and then Slovan Bratislava played at their home stadium. In total, it was the sixth final since the competition was established, in which the fierce rivals met. Trnava won the match 3–1 after extra time, after the game finished 1–1 in 90 minutes.

Teams

In the following table, finals until 1993 were in the Czechoslovak era, since 1994 were in the Slovak era.

TeamPrevious final appearances (bold indicates winners)
Spartak Trnava14 (1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2019, 2022)
Slovan Bratislava23 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022)

Road to the final

Note: In all results below, the score of the finalist is given first (H: home; A: away; N: neutral venue).

Round
OpponentResult2022–23 Slovak CupOpponentResult
ByePreliminary roundBye
ByeFirst roundBye
Slavoj Boleráz (4)1–1 (4–2 p) (A)Second round2–0 (A)
Trenčianske Stankovce (5)6–0 (A)Third roundDružstevník Malá Mača (6)7–0 (A)
Sereď (3)3–0 (A)Fourth roundStropkov (3)3–2 (A)
Zemplín Michalovce (1)2–2 (4–3 p) (H)Round of 162–1 (A)
Komárno (2)2–0 (A)Quarter-finalsŠTK Šamorín (2)1–1 (4–3 p) (N)
2–1 (A), 3–0 (H) (5–1 agg.)Semi-finals2–1 (H), 3–3 (A) (5–4 agg.)

Match

Details

GK 72 Martin Vantruba
RB 24 Kristián Koštrna
CB 2 Lukáš Štetina
CB 26
LB 33 Filip Twardzik
CM 28
CM 88 Kyriakos Savvidis
CM 15 Roman Procházka (c)
RW 91
CF 12
LW 23
Substitutes:
GK 71 Dominik Takáč
FW 7
MF 8
MF 17
MF 20
MF 21 Patrick Karhan
MF 22
DF 77
MF 91
Manager:
Michal Gašparík
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GK 31 Martin Trnovský
RB 17
CB 4
CB 81 Vernon De Marco (c)
LB 25
DM 20
DM 33
RM 19
AM 10
LM 23
CF 77
Substitutes:
GK 1
DF 2 Siemen Voet
MF 3
DF 5 Richard Križan
MF 11
FW 15
MF 21
MF 26
DF 36
Manager:
Vladimír Weiss
Assistant referees


Branislav Hancko
Adam Jekkel
Fourth official


Erik Gemzický
Video assistant referee


Boris Marhefka
Assistant video assistant referee


František Ferenc

Match rules
  • 90 minutes.
  • 30 minutes of extra time if necessary.
  • Penalty shoot-out if scores still level.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rozhodlo sa o dejisku finále Slovnaft Cupu. Hostiť ho bude štadión úradujúceho víťaza . 2023-04-06 . sportnet.sme.sk . sk.
  2. Web site: Sarňák . Branislav . 2023-04-03 . SLOVNAFT CUP – Známy je už aj čas výkopu finále . 2023-04-06 . futbalsfz.sk . sk.